Gramat
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Lot | |
| Arrondissement | Gourdon | |
| Canton | Gramat (main town) | |
| Community association | Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 47 ' N , 1 ° 44' E | |
| height | 220-404 m | |
| surface | 57.07 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,528 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 62 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 46500 | |
| INSEE code | 46128 | |
| Website | http://www.gramat.fr | |
 Gramat market square |
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Gramat is a French commune with 3528 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Lot department in the Occitanie region . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Gourdon and the Canton of Gramat , of which it is the capital.
geography
The municipality is located around 25 kilometers east of Gourdon , in the Causses du Quercy Regional Nature Park . Neighboring municipalities to Gramat are:
- Thégra in the north,
- Lavergne in the northeast,
- Organic in the east,
- Issendolus in the southeast,
- Reilhac in the south,
- Le Bastit in the southwest,
- Couzou and Rocamadour to the west and
- Rignac in the northwest.
Gramat is the eponymous site for the Causse de Gramat , a lime - plateau with distinctive karst formations . The place is located in the valley of the Alzou river , which seeps away about three kilometers below Gramat and only comes to light again as a karst spring west of Rocamadour .
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2010 |
| Residents | 3,161 | 3,288 | 3,643 | 3,526 | 3,545 | 3,536 | 3,537 |
traffic
The municipal area is accessed by the departmental roads D840 and D807, which intersect in the local area. The D840 runs from Figeac in a north-westerly direction via Gramat to Nespouls , where it reaches the A20 motorway . The D807 runs from Labastide-Murat in a north-east direction via Gramat to Saint-Céré . A railway line that runs from Figeac to Brive-la-Gaillarde also crosses the municipality and has a stop in Gramat.
Attractions
- Tumulus of Graulat east of Gramat
- Dolmen des Plassous , Monument historique
- Former Saint-Pierre church
- Cave Igue de la Crousate
Personalities
- Pierre Bonhomme (1803–1861) founder of the order and blessed, born and died in Gramat
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dolmen des Plassous in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)